Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin (; ), was an early modern Irish poet.
Ó hIfearnáin was living in the Shronell district of
County Tipperary
County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after t ...
in the late 16th century, and wrote poems on the decline of the profession of poetry. His best-known poem, ''Ceist! Cia do cheinneóchadh dán?'', describes his journey across
Munster in search of a buyer for a well-wrought poem. Another is .
See also
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Fear Flatha Ó Gnímh
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Eochaidh Ó hÉoghusa
References
*''Ceist! cia do cheinneóchadh dán?'' in Irish Bardic Poetry, Ed. Osborn Bergin. Dublin, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (1970) page 145-146
16th-century Irish writers
Irish-language poets
Irish poets
Writers from County Tipperary
People of Elizabethan Ireland
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